Summary

In Chapters 273 to 281, on his way to England to begin his research in Peace Studies, Bassam is interrogated at length by an Israeli border agent. Once in Bradford with his wife and children, he enjoyed the safe banality of English life while studying and writing his thesis on “The Holocaust: The Use and Abuse of History and Memory.” His fellow students often inquired about his background and his views as a Palestinian under the Occupation. As he continued writing, he learned the importance of reading and exploring, and he reflected on his surrounding s that were not his.

Chapters 282 to 289 recall Rami driving to the airport to pick up his mother when he heard about the Ben Yehuda Street bombing. He pulled over to call his wife at a payphone and check that everyone was safe, but his wife had not heard from Smadar...